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The Assumption Cathedral of the 1,000-year-old Monastery of ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:23:47 GMT

(AP) - The Assumption Cathedral of the 1,000-year-old Monastery of Caves is seen at sunset in the Ukrainian capital Kiev late Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A duckling swims in a pond on a hot, sunny summer afternoon ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:23:29 GMT

(Reuters) - A duckling swims in a pond on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the Kiev zoo July 2, 2009. Ukraine is experiencing a hot spell, with temperatures topping 33 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) in some regions. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

A tiger yawns on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the Kiev zoo ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:19 GMT

(Reuters) - A tiger yawns on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the Kiev zoo July 2, 2009. Ukraine is experiencing a hot spell, with temperatures topping 33 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) in some regions. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

An ostrich chatters on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:53 GMT

(Reuters) - An ostrich chatters on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the Kiev zoo July 2, 2009. Ukraine is experiencing a hot spell, with temperatures topping 33 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) in some regions. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

An elephant showers himself with dust on a hot, sunny summer ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:46 GMT

(Reuters) - An elephant showers himself with dust on a hot, sunny summer afternoon at the Kiev zoo July 2, 2009. Ukraine is experiencing a hot spell, with temperatures topping 33 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) in some regions. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Turtles bask in the sun on a hot summer day at Kiev zoo July ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:17:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Turtles bask in the sun on a hot summer day at Kiev zoo July 2, 2009. Ukraine is experiencing a hot spell, with temperatures topping 33 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) in some regions. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Construction workers stand at the site of a new casino in Azov-City ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Construction workers stand at the site of a new casino in Azov-City in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, one of four special gambling zones, July 1, 2009. A law that came into force on Wednesday in Russia outlaws casinos and slot-machine parlours everywhere but in four special zones being created in the far corners of the country -- near the borders with North Korea, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and in the exclave of Kaliningrad between Lithuania and Poland. The sign on the flag reads "Oracle a gambling hall". REUTERS/Sergei Pivovarov (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A street sign designates the street outside the former childhood ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:45:36 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A street sign designates the street outside the former childhood home of Pop Star Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana. Residents of a Ukrainian village want to rename it after the late pop superstar Michael Jackson, a lawmaker who represents the village has told AFP.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tasos Katopodis)

An elderly homeless woman drags her belongings as she walks ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:56:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - An elderly homeless woman drags her belongings as she walks in the centre of western Ukrainian city of Lviv on June 16, 2009. Ukraine's economy shrank 20.3 percent in the first three months of this year, official data showed on Tuesday, making Ukraine one of the world's worst hit countries in the global economic crisis.(AFP/File/Yuriy Dyachyshyn)

A damaged statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin is seen in ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:36:25 GMT

(AP) - A damaged statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin is seen in Ukraine's capital Kiev Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Kiev police say they've arrested five people for smashing the face and cutting an arm off the statue. According to police the five arrested have ties to a Ukrainian nationalist organization that has been pushing for removing all Soviet monuments from the country. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

A monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:56:07 GMT

(Reuters) - A monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin is seen vandalised, with its nose and left hand damaged, in central Kiev June 30, 2009. Ukrainian police said the vandalism was carried out by a nationalist group before dawn. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE CRIME LAW POLITICS)

A monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:53:50 GMT

Three police officers stand in front of a vandalised monument ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:53:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Three police officers stand in front of a vandalised monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin, with its nose and left hand damaged, in central Kiev June 30, 2009. Ukrainian police said the vandalism was carried out by a nationalist group before dawn. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE CRIME LAW POLITICS)

A monument to Bolshevik leader and Soviet state founder Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:51:34 GMT

Eric Chamberland (R), coordinator for the company "La Foret ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:17:55 GMT

(AFP) - Eric Chamberland (R), coordinator for the company "La Foret de Demain", and a teammate get ready for work with their weeders in the middle of the forest near Lebel-Sur-Quevillon, Quebec, Canada. Chamberland leads crews hailing from Mali, Senegal, Russia, Romania, Ukraine and France through the forest from the end of May until the first snow in October.(AFP/Clement Sabourin)

The party of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, pictured, ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:54:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - The party of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, pictured, called on its deputies to quit the pro-Western government coalition of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during a congress ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:26:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during a congress of his "People's Union Our Ukraine" party in Kiev June 27, 2009. REUTERS/Pool/Mykola Lazarenko (UKRAINE POLITICS)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (C) votes with a card ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (C) votes with a card during a congress of his "People's Union Our Ukraine" party in Kiev June 27, 2009. The sign in the background reads "Our Ukraine The Party of Viktor Yushchenko". REUTERS/Mykola Lazarenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (R) sings the Ukrainian ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:26:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (R) sings the Ukrainian national anthem before the congress of his "People's Union Our Ukraine" party in Kiev June 27, 2009. REUTERS/Mykola Lazarenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS)

People, carrying a Swedish flag, take part in a staged battle ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:30:34 GMT

(AP) - People, carrying a Swedish flag, take part in a staged battle re-enactment to mark the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, some 350 km (219 miles) east of Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Saturday marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a victory for Russian Czar Peter the Great that symbolized the rise of the Russian empire and crushed Ukraine's hopes for independence for most of the next three centuries. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

People take part in a staged battle re-enactment, with a Russian ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:29:57 GMT

(AP) - People take part in a staged battle re-enactment, with a Russian flag in the background, to mark the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, some 350 km (219 miles) east of Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Saturday marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a victory for Russian Czar Peter the Great that symbolized the rise of the Russian empire and crushed Ukraine's hopes for independence for most of the next three centuries. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Two men prepare to take part in a staged battle re-enactment ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:29:37 GMT

(AP) - Two men prepare to take part in a staged battle re-enactment to mark the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, some 350 km (219 miles) east of Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Saturday marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a victory for Russian Czar Peter the Great that symbolized the rise of the Russian empire and crushed Ukraine's hopes for independence for most of the next three centuries. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

People take part in a staged battle re-enactment to mark the ...

(AP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:27:47 GMT

(AP) - People take part in a staged battle re-enactment to mark the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, some 350 km (219 miles) east of Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 27, 2009. Saturday marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a victory for Russian Czar Peter the Great that symbolized the rise of the Russian empire and crushed Ukraine's hopes for independence for most of the next three centuries. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Venus Williams of the U.S. returns the ball to Kateryna Bondarenko ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:17:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Venus Williams of the U.S. returns the ball to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine during their match at the Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 25, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville

FILE - In this March. 20, 2009 file photo, Ukrainian President ...

(AP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:12:33 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March. 20, 2009 file photo, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, center, together with his top aide Vera Ulyanchenko, left, and Patriarch Philaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kiev Patriarchate take part in celebrations of the 370th anniversary of Cossack leader Hetman Ivan Mazepa in the village of Mazepintsy, some 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia are at odds over Mazepa's legacy, with Moscow calling him a traitor of Russian czar Peter the Great and Kiev honoring him as a fighter for independence. (AP Photo/Mykola Lazarenko, Presidential Press Service, File, Pool)

US Venus Williams returns a ball to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:49:11 GMT

(AFP) - US Venus Williams returns a ball to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko during their second round match in the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club. Venus won 6-3, 6-2.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)

US Venus Williams returns a backhand to Ukraine's Kateryna ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:10:08 GMT

(AFP) - US Venus Williams returns a backhand to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko during their second round match in the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club. Venus won 6-3, 6-3.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)

US Venus Williams warms up with her left knee in a substantial ...

(AFP) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:39:16 GMT

(AFP) - US Venus Williams warms up with her left knee in a substantial strapping prior to play against Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko during their second round match in the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships . Venus won 6-3, 6-2.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)

A member of a rescue team holds a 1.75m (5.7 ft) cayman that ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:06:10 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of a rescue team holds a 1.75m (5.7 ft) cayman that he caught in a pond in the Ukrainian city of Odessa June 25, 2009. The reptile had escaped from its owner and was scaring fishermen who asked rescuers for help early this week. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Rescuers hold a 1.75m (5.7 ft) cayman that they caught in a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:05:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Rescuers hold a 1.75m (5.7 ft) cayman that they caught in a pond in the Ukrainian city of Odessa June 25, 2009. TThe reptile had escaped from its owner and was scaring fishermen who asked rescuers for help early this week. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

A member of a rescue team holds a 1.75m (5.7 ft) cayman that ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:02:53 GMT

The Dutch freighter Marathon is seen off the coast of Somalia ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:58:27 GMT

(Reuters) - The Dutch freighter Marathon is seen off the coast of Somalia in this handout picture taken June 23, 2009. Somali pirates freed the Dutch freighter on Tuesday, but one of the Ukrainian crew was shot dead by the pirates, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. Picture taken June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Handout (SOMALIA POLITICS CRIME LAW BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A worker adjusts valves at the Bobrovnytska gas compressor and ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:28:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - A worker adjusts valves at the Bobrovnytska gas compressor and holding station in Ukraine. Ukraine has set January 17 as the date for presidential elections where pro-Western forces are expected to square up against figures more loyal to Moscow in polls crucial for its future direction.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovich greets his supporters ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovich greets his supporters during a rally at Kiev's Independence Square in April 2009. Ukraine has set January 17 as the date for presidential elections where pro-Western forces are expected to square up against figures more loyal to Moscow in polls crucial for its future direction.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)

Ukraine has set January 17 as the date for presidential elections ...

(afp.com) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:28:00 GMT

(afp.com) - Ukraine has set January 17 as the date for presidential elections where pro-Western forces are expected to square up against figures more loyal to Moscow in polls crucial for its future direction.(afp.com)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:28:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko wave during last month's WWII veterans parade in Kiev. Ukraine has set January 17 as the date for presidential elections where pro-Western forces are expected to square up against figures more loyal to Moscow in polls crucial for its future direction.(AFP/File/Alexander Prokopenko)

Former Wimbledon Champion US tennis player Venus Williams warms ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:05:50 GMT

(AFP) - Former Wimbledon Champion US tennis player Venus Williams warms up on court ahead of her opening match against Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele on the second day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, west London. The American, who is seeking a sixth singles title at the All England club, won 6-3, 6-2 to set up a second round meeting with Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko.(AFP/Leon Neal)

Map showing the location of the Gulf of Aden. Somali pirates ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:32:24 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map showing the location of the Gulf of Aden. Somali pirates shot dead a Ukrainian sailor during the hijack of a Dutch ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Dutch defence ministry said, adding that rescuers discovered the body when the ship was released Tuesday.(AFP/Graphic)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko gestures during an ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:11:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko gestures during an interview in Kiev June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko listens to a question ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:09:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko listens to a question during an interview in Kiev June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS)

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during an interview ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:08:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during an interview in Kiev June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE POLITICS)

US President Barack Obama (R) speaks alongside US Vice President ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:04:35 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (R) speaks alongside US Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

US Vice President Joe Biden, seen here, will travel to Georgia ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:56:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Vice President Joe Biden, seen here, will travel to Georgia and Ukraine between July 20 and 24, to express support for democratic and economic reforms in both nations, the White House said Monday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)

Russia's Maria Sharapova returns a backhand to Ukraine's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:57:21 GMT

(AFP) - Russia's Maria Sharapova returns a backhand to Ukraine's Viktoriya Kutuzova on the first day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Sharapova, who is on her way back from a shoulder injury won 7-5, 6-4.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)

Russia's Maria Sharapova plays against Ukraine's Viktoriya ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:35:05 GMT

(AFP) - Russia's Maria Sharapova plays against Ukraine's Viktoriya Kutuzova on the first day of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Club in southwest London. Sharapova has reached the Wimbledon second round on Monday with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ukrainian qualifier Viktoriya Kutuzova.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)

Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during her match against Viktoriya ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:12:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during her match against Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine at the Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville

A sea turtle. Ukrainian border guards have seized 250 turtles ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:18:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A sea turtle. Ukrainian border guards have seized 250 turtles being smuggled into the country on a train, where they had been hidden and strapped down with tape to prevent them from moving, officials have said.(AFP/File/Richard Bouhet)

People attend a ceremony marking Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:38:50 GMT

(Reuters) - People attend a ceremony marking Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union at the Tomb of the Unknown Sailor in Odessa June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)

People attend a ceremony marking Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:38:48 GMT

People attend a ceremony marking Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:38:45 GMT